Media works of Oprah Winfrey explained

This article documents the professional media works of Oprah Winfrey.

Television

YearTitleRoleOther notes
2008 30 Rock Herself Episode, "Believe in the Stars"
1997 Ellen Therapist Episode, "The Puppy Episode"
Before Women Had Wings Miss Zora (also producer)
1993 There Are No Children Here LaJoe Rivers
1992 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Herself Episode, "A Night at the Oprah"
Lincoln Narrator (documentary)
1990 Brewster Place Mattie Michael (also executive producer)
1989 The Women of Brewster Place
1988 Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special Herself (guest star)
1986–2011 The Oprah Winfrey Show Presenter
2010 Life Narrator

Movies

YearTitleRoleOther notes
1985 The Color Purple Sofia Academy Award nomination
1986 Native Son Janet Thomason
1987 Throw Momma from the Train Cameo
1990 Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones Documentary
1998 Beloved Sethe
1999 Our Friend, Martin Animated documentary, voice only
2003 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives Narrator Documentary
2004 Brothers of the Borderland Short subject
2005 Emmanuel's Gift Documentary
2006 Charlotte's Web Gussy the Goose Voice only
2007 Bee Movie Judge Bumbleden
2009 The Princess and the Frog Eudora

Books